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No end in sight to the drought, now affecting almost all of Texas . Austin has been under Stage 2 water restrictions since last summer. What do we face from State 3? This week, the U.S. Drought Monitor indicated that less than two percent of Texas is not experiencing drought conditions. The rest of the state has worsened. Here in Austin, chances of rain over the next five days hover between 20 to 40 percent. Experts doubt that will amount to much. Still, water restrictions here will stay at stage 2 … for now.

Texas is getting deeper into drought, and the situation will only get worse if spring doesn’t bring the rain we need. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor , out today, says almost all of Texas ranges from abnormally dry to the most severe drought. This time of year we normally would get some rain; if we don’t, National Weather Service Senior Hydrologist Mark Lenz says, the dryness will actually feed on itself as temperatures climb. “Less evaporation going on, and that water that...

The cost of groceries in Texas has gone up as a result of drought conditions in Texas and across the country. A survey from the Texas Farmers Bureau finds that the price of a uniform basket of goods for an average Texas shopper is $46.40, a five and a half percent rise over last fiscal quarter. Amanda Hill, a spokesperson for the bureau, says the survey uses 16 items – including chicken breast, grapefruit, tomatoes, milk, rice, deli slices, bread and cereal – to measure the cost across...